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Andrews, J. R. H.

The Southern Ark; Zoological Discovery in New Zealand 1769 - 1900

1986

31.96 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1986
Place of printing
Honolulu. University of Hawaii Press
Author
Andrews, J. R. H.
Edition
First American Edition.
Keyword
Travel - Pacific & Australia Scientific Expeditions Naturalists, Travels
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

folio [30 x 22 cm]; xii, 237 pp, numerous illustrations and plates, mostly in color from early sources, detailed bibliog, index. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and front cover, pictorial endpapers, dj (not price clipped), fine and clean copy, unused and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A description of the discovery of the unique fauna such as the Kiwi, Moa, Takahe and the Tuatara beginning with the voyages of Captain Cook to the end of the Victorian era. Attractive illustrations include those of Parkinson, Forster, Lear, Gould, Wolf, Martyn, Keulemans and Donovan cover all aspects of animal, bird, marine and insect life.
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